Here’s how to watch the Super Bowl online Sunday

At long, long last, the NFL is going to allow the Super Bowl to be streamed in its entirety online. You can file this one in the “It’s About Damned Time!” folder.

Almost anyone with an Internet-connected computer and a broadband connection will be able to watch the game at NBCSports.com. Live coverage of the day’s events starts there at 1 p.m. CST, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m.

Even if you’re watching it on your big-screen TV, you may still want to fire the championship up on your notebook computer, because this site will let you choose multiple camera angles. If you don’t have a DVR, you can use the site to pause, rewind and play back highlights.

You can even watch Super Bowl XLVI on your smartphone this year – but only if you’re a Verizon customer. That telco has scoredan exclusive deal to stream the game via the free NFL Mobile app for iOS and Android users. The app already has a live video feed now that lets you join in for the pre-game hype.

If you’ve got one of Verizon’s smartphones that work on its zippy new LTE network and you’re tempted to give those faster speeds a workout on Sunday, here’s a tip: Three hours-plus of live streaming is going to wreak havoc on your data plan limits. You’re a lot better off if you connect your smartphone to a Wi-Fi network if you can.

Of course, may people only watch the Super Bowl for the ads, and you can do that online, too. YouTube has them queued up on its AdBlitz page.